Highway 89 wreck claims life of Weed woman

A 21 year old Weed woman was killed in a single vehicle accident on Highway 89 Wednesday evening, June 26.

Chiara Lynn Tadina was the passenger in a 2002 Chevy, driven northbound by Robert Lawrence Tadina, 52 of Weed, when for unknown reasons, the truck went off the roadway “and overturned multiple times,” according to a report from the California Highway Patrol.

Chiara Tadina “succumbed to her injuries at the scene,” according to the report.

Robert Tadina was taken to Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta for treatment of moderate injuries.

The wreck happened just after 5 p.m. north of Vista Point.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation, according to the CHP.